integratingelearningopps

	Sam Animation is a free stop motion photography animator. Whilst time is a factor with this tool, it is just fantastic for groups of students to work with in Literacy cycles, inquiry work etc. A must have tool in your elearning 'toolbox'. http://www.samanimation.com/
	Scratch is a free programming based tool with unlimited opportunities for use. Scratch allows students to create their own interactive stories, animations, games, music, and art -- and share their creations on the web. As young people create and share Scratch projects, they learn important mathematical and computational ideas, while also learning to think creatively, reason systematically, and work collaboratively. http://scratch.mit.edu/ http://info.scratch.mit.edu/Support/Get_Started
	We all know about it, some of us use it but how many of use let our students utilise it for learning? There are so many possibilities with skype in classrooms to explore. http://www.skype.com/intl/en/home Skype in Schools: http://education.skype.com/ http://skypeinschools.pbworks.com/w/page/11008316/Experiences
	We use it for admin as a cluster but this incredibly under-utilised tool needs time to explore the real potential...time you have today! Get your planning seamless and stored in one place... Get your school programmes more collaborative... Get feedback easier... Give your students another platform to communicate with a wider audience! http://www.google.com/google-d-s/tour1.html 34 Interesting Ways to use Google Docs in your class: A Must! https://docs.google.com/present/view?id=dhn2vcv5_8323t58h3ft
	Getting a blog going in your class may seem like 'another' online presence you have to maintain at this stage in our e-learning journey. But if wikis have never taken off for your students this is the platform for their writing to be shared with the community. Blogger has never been easier to use or more impressive looking as it is now... http://www.blogger.com Class blogs worth looking at: http://aorakimtcookschool.blogspot.com/ http://nzedublogs.wikispaces.com/NZ+classroom+student+blogs 54 Interesting Ways to use Blogs in your class: A Must! https://docs.google.com/present/edit?id=0AclS3lrlFkCIZGhuMnZjdjVfNzQ5ZnpiczlxYzM&hl=en_GB&authkey=CN7tirgG

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